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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Milwaukee, WI

July 20, 2017Lafayette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this river flood warning at Jul 20, 2017, 10:04 AM CDT for Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 20, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 20, 2017, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 20, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 21, 2017, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lafayette County, WI

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Pecatonica River at Darlington (DARW3).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
13.5 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05432500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

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Flood Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1004 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

...The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a 
flood warning for the following rivers in Wisconsin...
  
  Pecatonica River at
    Darlington
    Martintown
    
  East Branch Pecatonica River near
    Blanchardville

&& 

WIC065-210303-
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1004 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/sullivan has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Pecatonica River At Darlington.
* At 8:15 AM Thursday the stage was 10.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to crest near 14.6 feet this
  evening and fall below flood stage Friday morning.
* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Highways 23 and 81 are flooded in 
  Darlington. A portion of Main Street in Darlington is flooded. A 
  good part of the Lafayette County Fairgrounds is flooded.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4273 9025 4276 9011 4269 9004 4263 8997 4259 9011 4267 9022

&& 

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 48 hour basin-average precipitation.
 
(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location        stage  stage    stage/time      Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun

Darlington      13.5   10.0   10.42 8 AM 7/20   14.6 11.9 4.3  3.9

-                   Highest      24 hour change
-                   observed     in river stage
-                   stage in      (ft.) up to      Highest stage
-                   the last    latest observed     forecast in
-                    7 days         stage           next 7 days

Darlington      10.42  8 AM 7/20     6.87         14.60 7 PM 7/20

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. Precipitation prediction is for
48 hours into the future from September through March and for 24
hours into the future from April through August.

Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.05
Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.11
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.23
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.18
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  1.30

$$

WIC045-210303-
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1004 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/sullivan has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Pecatonica River At Martintown.
* At 8:30 AM Thursday the stage was 11.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to crest near 16.2 feet Sunday 
  morning.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Floodwaters are in the back yard of at 
  least one home in Martintown. Floodwaters affect Martintown Road 
  and West River Road in the Martintown area. Upstream in Browntown, 
  floodwaters affect Highway MM and West Indies Road.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4272 8992 4272 8984 4263 8980 4251 8970 4251 8988 4260 8993

&& 

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 48 hour basin-average precipitation.
 
(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location        stage  stage    stage/time      Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun

Martintown      13.5    9.5   11.19 8 AM 7/20  13.3 15.1 16.0 15.9

-                   Highest      24 hour change
-                   observed     in river stage
-                   stage in      (ft.) up to      Highest stage
-                   the last    latest observed     forecast in
-                    7 days         stage           next 7 days
Martintown      11.19  8 AM 7/20    3.34          16.20 7 AM 7/23

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. Precipitation prediction is for
48 hours into the future from September through March and for 24
hours into the future from April through August.

Martintown: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.02
Martintown: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.02
Martintown: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Martintown: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.06
Martintown: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.09
Martintown: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.19
Martintown: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.42
Martintown: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  1.53

$$

&& 
WIC065-210304-
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1004 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/sullivan has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville.
* At 8 AM Thursday the stage was 9.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is forecast to crest near 13.0 feet early Friday   
  morning and fall below flood stage Friday night.
* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Floodwaters cover a portion of Highway H in
  Blanchardville. Floodwaters are into McKellar Park in Blanchardville.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4283 8992 4284 8984 4279 8981 4272 8984 4272 8991 4279 8991
      
 River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 48 hour basin-average precipitation.
 
(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location        stage  stage    stage/time      Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun

Blanchardville  11.0   9.0    9.80 8 AM 7/20   12.4 12.2  6.7  6.2

-                   Highest      24 hour change
-                   observed     in river stage
-                   stage in      (ft.) up to      Highest stage
-                   the last    latest observed     forecast in
-                   7 days          stage           next 7 days

Blanchardville   12.05  4 PM 7/13    3.88         13.00 1 AM 7/21

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. Precipitation prediction is for
48 hours into the future from September through March and for 24
hours into the future from April through August.

Blanchardville: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.02
Blanchardville: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.06
Blanchardville: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.22
Blanchardville: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.36
Blanchardville: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  1.01

$$
2 follow-up statements
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 
Wisconsin...Illinois...
 
  Baraboo River At Rock Springs affecting Sauk COUNTY 
  Baraboo River At West Baraboo affecting Sauk COUNTY 
  Baraboo River Near Baraboo affecting Sauk COUNTY 
  Rock River At Afton affecting Rock COUNTY 
  East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville affecting Lafayette
  COUNTY 
  Fox River Near New Munster affecting Kenosha AND Lake COUNTIES 
  Pecatonica River At Darlington affecting Lafayette COUNTY 
  Pecatonica River At Martintown affecting Green COUNTY 
 

&& 
WIC111-211041-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River At Rock Springs.
* At  5:15 PM Thursday the stage was 19.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 22.7 feet by 
  Saturday early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage 
  Tuesday evening.
* Impact...At 23.0 feet...Floodwaters touch the base of the river 
  gauge house in Rock Springs. Floodwaters cover much of Highways DD,
  154 and 136 in Rock Springs.  Busser Park along Highway 136 and the
  baseball diamond in Fireman's Park along Highway DD are covered 
  with water up to 4 feet deep.  Floodwaters affect some businesses, 
  including the Post Office, along Highway 154 in Rock Springs.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4349 8998 4353 8990 4350 8986 4348 8982
      4343 8990 4346 8997

$$

WIC111-211041-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River At West Baraboo.
* At  5:00 PM Thursday the stage was 5.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Sunday morning and continue to
  rise to near 9.2 feet by Sunday early afternoon.the river will fall
  below flood stage by early Monday morning.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet...Which is flood stage, there is widespread 
  lowland flooding in the Baraboo area.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4343 8990 4348 8982 4350 8975 4351 8967
      4342 8965 4342 8980

$$

WIC111-211041-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Baraboo River Near Baraboo.
* At  4:00 PM Thursday the stage was 15.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by late this afternoon and 
  continue to rise to near 21.2 feet by Monday early afternoon.the 
  river will fall below flood stage by Wednesday before midnight.
* Impact...At 20.8 feet...Floodwaters affect a trailer rental 
  business and a road wayside park about 5 miles downstream near the 
  Highway 33 bridge. Floodwaters also affect an auto auction business
  near Highway I-94. This level is the 20 percent chance flood 
  meaning that there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the 
  river reaching this level.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4342 8965 4351 8967 4353 8964 4354 8957
      4349 8945 4347 8957

$$

WIC105-211041-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Rock River At Afton.
* At  4:15 PM Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to 
  rise to near 9.2 feet by tomorrow morning.the river will fall below
  flood stage by tomorrow evening.
* Impact...At 9.1 feet...Floodwaters affect property of a home on 
  South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton 
  area.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4274 8910 4274 8903 4261 8900 4257 8898
      4257 8909 4261 8910

$$

WIC065-211040-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The East Branch Pecatonica River Near Blanchardville.
* At  4:00 PM Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 12.9 feet by 
  tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage early 
  Saturday morning.
* Impact...At 12.8 feet...This level is about a 50 percent chance 
  flood meaning there is a 50 percent chance in any given year of the
  river reaching this level. Water covers a portion of Highway H and 
  floodwaters are into McKellar Park in Blanchardville.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4283 8992 4284 8984 4279 8981 4272 8984
      4272 8991 4279 8991

$$

WIC059-ILC097-211040-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Fox River Near New Munster.
* At  5:00 PM Thursday the stage was 12.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Impact...At 12.2 feet...Water gets into the lower levels of some 
  homes in the Town of Salem and Village of Silver Lake.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4262 8832 4262 8814 4252 8813 4245 8811
      4245 8827 4255 8825

$$

WIC065-211040-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Pecatonica River At Darlington.
* At  4:15 PM Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage this 
  evening.
* Impact...At 13.5 feet...Floodwaters touch Main Street in 
  Darlington. A part of the Lafayette County Fairgrounds has 2 to 3 
  feet of water over it.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4273 9025 4276 9011 4269 9004 4263 8997
      4259 9011 4267 9022

$$

WIC045-211040-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning continues for
  The Pecatonica River At Martintown.
* At  4:15 PM Thursday the stage was 12.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise 
  to near 15.6 feet by early Sunday morning.the river will fall below
  flood stage by Monday evening.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Floodwaters are in the back yard of at 
  least one home in Martintown. Floodwaters affect Martintown Road 
  and West River Road in the Martintown area. Upstream in Browntown, 
  floodwaters affect Highway MM and West Indies Road.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4272 8992 4272 8984 4263 8980 4251 8970
      4251 8988 4260 8993

$$

WIC045-105-211040-
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541 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

* At  4:00 PM Thursday the stage was 4.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tomorrow late morning and 
  continue to rise to near 5.9 feet by early Sunday morning.the river
  will fall below flood stage by late Monday morning.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet...Some roads are flooded about 6 miles 
  downstream in Avon Township of Rock County. In the Avon Bottoms 
  area of Rock County, flooding is occurring in Sugar River Park.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4267 8950 4267 8933 4259 8930 4249 8922
      4249 8942 4261 8951

$$

&& 

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 48 hour basin-average precipitation.
 
(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location       stage  stage    stage/time       Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Baraboo         16.0  14.0  15.65 04 PM 07/20  16.5 19.0 19.7 20.8
Blanchardville  11.0   9.0  11.49 04 PM 07/20  12.2 12.0  6.7  6.2
New Munster     11.0  10.0  12.72 05 PM 07/20  12.8 12.6 12.5 12.3
Darlington      13.5  10.0  11.30 04 PM 07/20  13.5 11.1  4.3  3.9
Martintown      13.5   9.5  12.61 04 PM 07/20  13.2 15.0 15.5 15.2
Afton            9.0   8.0   8.86 04 PM 07/20   9.0  9.0  8.5  8.3
Brodhead         5.0   4.5   4.78 04 PM 07/20   4.4  5.3  5.8  5.5
West Baraboo     9.0   7.0   5.67 05 PM 07/20   6.0  7.7  8.6  9.2
Rock Springs    18.5  13.5  19.11 05 PM 07/20  19.3 21.6 22.7 22.3

-                   Highest      24 hour change
-                   observed     in river stage
-                   stage in      (ft.) up to      Highest stage
-                   the last    latest observed     forecast in
-                   7 days          stage           next 7 days
Baraboo         15.65  04 PM 07/20    5.93      21.20 01 PM 07/24
Blanchardville  12.00  06 PM 07/13    5.62      12.90 07 AM 07/21
Darlington      11.30  04 PM 07/20    7.77      13.50 07 PM 07/20
Martintown      12.61  04 PM 07/20    4.87      15.60 01 AM 07/23
Afton            8.86  04 PM 07/20    1.00       9.20 07 AM 07/21
Brodhead         5.11  03 PM 07/15    2.18       5.90 01 AM 07/23
West Baraboo     5.98  10 AM 07/20    2.48       9.20 01 PM 07/23
Rock Springs    19.11  05 PM 07/20    8.99      22.70 01 PM 07/22
New Munster     17.46  06 PM 07/13   -0.31      12.80 07 PM 07/20

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. Precipitation prediction is for
48 hours into the future from September through March and for 24
hours into the future from April through August.

West Baraboo: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
West Baraboo: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
West Baraboo: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
West Baraboo: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
West Baraboo: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.02
West Baraboo: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.06
West Baraboo: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.74
West Baraboo: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.37

Baraboo: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Baraboo: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Baraboo: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Baraboo: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Baraboo: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.02
Baraboo: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.06
Baraboo: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.74
Baraboo: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.37

Blanchardville: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Blanchardville: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Blanchardville: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.06
Blanchardville: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.08
Blanchardville: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.27
Blanchardville: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.61

New Munster: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.06
New Munster: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
New Munster: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
New Munster: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
New Munster: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.00
New Munster: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.00
New Munster: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.59
New Munster: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.56

Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.09
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.12
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.27
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.53

Martintown: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.02
Martintown: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Martintown: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Martintown: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Martintown: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.08
Martintown: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.09
Martintown: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.32
Martintown: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.84

Afton: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.04
Afton: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Afton: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Afton: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Afton: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.01
Afton: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Afton: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.92
Afton: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.89

Brodhead: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.04
Brodhead: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Brodhead: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Brodhead: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Brodhead: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.04
Brodhead: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.04
Brodhead: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  1.13
Brodhead: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  1.07

Rock Springs: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Rock Springs: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Rock Springs: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  0.00
Rock Springs: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Rock Springs: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.03
Rock Springs: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.09
Rock Springs: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.82
Rock Springs: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.33
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
947 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

...The Food Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Wisconsin...
 
  Pecatonica River At Darlington affecting Lafayette COUNTY
 

&& 
WIC065-210317-
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947 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Pecatonica River At Darlington.
* At  8:15 PM Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 13.5 feet.
* Forecast...The river will crest below flood stage at 11.6 feet 
  after midnight tomorrow.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...There is flooding of agricultural land in 
  the Darlington area.

&&
 
LAT...LON 4273 9025 4276 9011 4269 9004 4263 8997
      4259 9011 4267 9022

$$

&& 

River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation...soil moisture conditions etc..and predicted
future 48 hour basin-average precipitation.
 
(stages in ft.)        Bank-      Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood  full      observed        ...for 7 pm...
Location       stage  stage    stage/time       Thu  Fri  Sat  Sun
Darlington      13.5  10.0  11.48 08 PM 07/20  10.0  4.3  3.9  3.8

-                   Highest      24 hour change
-                   observed     in river stage
-                   stage in      (ft.) up to      Highest stage
-                   the last    latest observed     forecast in
-                   7 days          stage           next 7 days
Darlington      11.48  08 PM 07/20    7.85      11.60 01 AM 07/21

Below is the latest predicted precipitation information in 6 hour
increments for the listed sites. This information is updated twice
daily - in the morning and evening. Precipitation prediction is for
48 hours into the future from September through March and for 24
hours into the future from April through August.

Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.09
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Thu Jul 20  0.12
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Thu Jul 20  1.17
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Fri Jul 21  0.50
Darlington: 7 am-1 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.02
Darlington: 1 pm-7 pm  Fri Jul 21  0.01
Darlington: 7 pm-1 am  Fri Jul 21  0.00
Darlington: 1 am-7 am  Sat Jul 22  0.00

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 20, 10:02 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 10:02 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1002 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

.UPDATE...

Stationary frontal zone remains draped across far southern
Wisconsin into northern Illinois. While the better upper forcing
has shifted off to our east, there is still a bit of weak warm
advection and frontogenesis response along the front from
southwest Wisconsin into northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois.
Scattered showers were occuring south of the Wisconsin state line
this morning, and this is where the better chance for rain should
remain today. However, given the continued weak forcing along the
front, can't rule out a few showers or storms through this
afternoon. The best chance for this will be in our south along the
Illinois border.

Look for the frontal zone to lift north into southern Wisconsin on
Friday, with moisture transport increasing from late afternoon
into evening. Deep layer moisture will rapidly increase from the
southwest as the front lifts north, with precipitable water
values climbing from around one inch Friday morning, to nearly two
inches late Friday afternoon. Available moisture parameters point
towards high precipitation efficiency, with near parallel mid to
upper flow along the frontal zone. Our concern for heavy rainfall
remains from Friday evening into Saturday morning, and we will be
assessing the need for a Flash Flood Watch today.

&&

.MARINE...

Offshore flow this morning will turn north to northeasterly later
today, with speeds generally under 15 knots. Slight chance for a
shower or storm today, but the better chances for storms arrives
Friday afternoon into Friday night. Prevailing winds and waves
look to remain below Small Craft Advisory levels, although higher
winds and waves are possible in thunderstorms on Friday.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 658 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017)

UPDATE...Showers and t-storms continue to diminish as low level
jet pivotes eastward away from southern WI. Weaker warm air
advection lingers this morning, so wl continue small chance for
t-storms redeveloping later this morning.

AVIATION(12Z TAFS)...Not seeing much indication of MVFR/IFR cigs
yet so postponed low cloud developing. May yet develop later this
morning due to moist low levels and weak frontal boundary passing
through.

PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 309 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017)

SHORT TERM...

TODAY AND TONIGHT - Confidence...Medium.

Strong warm air advection and low level frontogenesis will continue
to carry thunderstorms across southern WI through the early morning.
 The low level jet pivots off to the east after 12Z so expecting a
rapidly diminishing trend through mid-morning.  Main threat is heavy
rainfall as mesoscale analysis reveals considerable MLCin across the
area, but can not rule out an isolated severe.  Several Urban and
Small Stream Flood Advisories in affect from the Madison area.
Portions of Sauk County has already received 2-3 inches of rainfall,
so may need to issue a Flash Flood Warning depending on what
areas these upstream storms affect.

Will continue small chances for convection redeveloping across
mainly southern CWA later today and then again later tonight. Weaker
low to mid-level warm air advection continues across parts of
southern Wi north of the outflow boundary weak front that will be
settling southward across northern IL.  Clouds will stick around
this morning but then gradually thin and clear but southern areas
may not see the clearing until late in the day.

LONG TERM...

Friday through Saturday... Forecast confidence is High.

Heavy rainfall possible this period. Southern WI is in a prime
area for showers and storms over a fairly long period of time late
this week. There will be zonal flow aloft with a few
ripples/shortwaves, the right entrance region of the upper jet
tracking over central WI, warm air advection, and moisture
transport on the nose of the low level jet from Friday afternoon
through Saturday morning. Precipitable water values are expected
to be around 2 inches during this time, which is around 175% of
normal. Showers with isolated thunder should be very efficient
Friday night and we will continue to monitor this period for a
flash flood potential.

There is still uncertainty about where the front, storm
evolution, and axis of heaviest precip will be, but the favorable
heavy rain set-up warrants the extra attention.

Showers and storms will be possible Fri morning with general
upward motion over the area. The higher precipitable water will
begin to spread into southern WI by the afternoon with the warm
front. This will allow for more instability and we could see a few
strong storms Fri afternoon. SPC has our area in a slight risk for
severe storms. The forecast soundings show more on a moist
adiabatic profile for the overnight hours, thus showers with
scattered/chance of thunder is in the fcst for this period with
the heavy rain potential.

We will lose the low level jet and other sources of stronger
forcing Saturday morning, but there could still be a few lingering
showers and storms with continued moisture over the area.

Saturday night looks dry as high pressure briefly passes by.

Sunday through Wednesday... Forecast confidence is medium.

A more amplified upper trough is expected to roll across Lake
Superior on Sunday. The associated surface low should move across
northern WI that drags a cold front through southern WI midday
Sunday. There could be a few showers and storms associated with
this, but moisture and instability are still questionable.

High pressure will keep us dry and relatively cool for the first
part of next week. Our next chance for storms will arrive with a
warm front Tuesday night.

AVIATION(06Z TAFS)...Numerous showers and thunderstorms will
continue to affect southern WI through the early morning.  Cigs will
be temporarily lower vcnty of storms.  MVFR or possibly lower cigs
could linger for a time this morning in moist, light flow after
showers and storms diminish.  Then clearing skies will affect
northern areas, but may have trouble clearing in the southern CWA
until late today.

MARINE...

Thunderstorms will affect the near shore waters early this morning
and then diminish or become more isolated by late morning and
afternoon.  Mainly offshore winds will turn to the north to
northeast later this morning as thunderstorm outflow and weak front
slide southward.  Winds look to remain less than 20 knots except in
the vicinity of thunderstorms.  Next chance for more widespread
thunderstorms is Friday night.

HYDROLOGY...

The time period to watch for excessive rainfall is Friday
afternoon through Saturday night. This active period of weather
has the potential for training of storms over the same areas to
bring the risk for heavy rainfall.

The recent heavy rainfall and additional rain would aggravate
ongoing flooding across far southeast Wisconsin and create
flooding issues elsewhere, especially in urban areas. Once more
confidence is gained with timing of these rounds of storms,
expected rainfall amounts will become more clear. Keep up with the
latest forecasts into this weekend.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
LM...None.
&&

Update...SPM
Today/Tonight and Aviation/Marine...MBK
Friday THROUGH Wednesday...Cronce
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 3:29 AM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
329 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-210830-
Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge-
Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-
Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha-
329 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central
Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will track across southern Wisconsin
through the early morning hours. Heavy rain is expected with these
storms. A few storms could produce gusty winds and hail.

There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly south
of I-94 the rest of the day and again late tonight.

Heat index values in the middle to upper 90s are forecast across
far southern Wisconsin today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Thunderstorms will become likely by Friday afternoon and
overspread all of southern Wisconsin Friday night before tapering
off Saturday. Repeated rounds of storms over the same area may
produce heavy rain that would affect the already high rivers.
Gusty winds and hail are possible at times. There is a slight
risk for severe storms during this period.

Heat index values in the middle 90s are forecast across mainly
southern and western portions of the area Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed Today or Tonight.

LMZ643>646-210830-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
329 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will track across the area through the
early morning hours. A few storms could produce gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Thunderstorms will become likely by Friday afternoon and
overspread all of southern Wisconsin Friday night before tapering
off Saturday. Gusty winds and hail are possible at times. There
is a slight risk for severe storms during this period.

Cronce

www.weather.gov/mkx

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 20, 8:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
829 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW MOUNT HOREB       42.99N 89.74W
07/20/2017  M3.23 INCH       DANE               WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&
Local storm report, Jul 20, 8:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
830 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SW SOUTH WAYNE        42.53N 89.94W
07/20/2017  M3.98 INCH       LAFAYETTE          WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&
Local storm report, Jul 20, 8:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
845 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0722 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S SOUTH WAYNE         42.51N 89.89W
07/19/2017                   LAFAYETTE          WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO METAL SHED...NO
            POWER.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 20, 9:05 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
905 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW CLINTON            42.55N 88.87W
07/20/2017  M2.59 INCH       ROCK               WI   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&
Local storm report, Jul 20, 9:27 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
927 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW PALMYRA           42.87N 88.60W
07/20/2017  M1.18 INCH       JEFFERSON          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDAVIS
Local storm report, Jul 20, 9:53 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
953 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MAZOMANIE               43.17N 89.79W
07/20/2017  M5.50 INCH       DANE               WI   PUBLIC

&&

SDAVIS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXIowa, Sauk29 min
Jul 19, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock80 min
Jul 19, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXColumbia, Sauk81 min
Jul 19, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen Lake, Marquette26 min
Jul 19, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXDane, Green, Rock42 min
Jul 19, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth67 min
Jul 19, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX2 hr
Jul 19, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Washington31 min
Jul 19, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine, Walworth26 min
Jul 19, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha2 hr
Jul 19, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha58 min
Jul 19, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge44 min
Jul 19, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane118 min
Jul 19, 10:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX87 min
Jul 19, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine and 5 more81 min
Jul 19, 10:28 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMKXDane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee and 6 more2 hr
Jul 19, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX85 min
Jul 20, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXColumbia, Sauk94 min
Jul 20, 12:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXSauk6 hr
Jul 20, 1:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane3 hr
Jul 20, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXSauk55 min
Jul 20, 2:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXDane, Iowa, Sauk3 hr
Jul 20, 3:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXGreen, Lafayette3 hr
Jul 20, 3:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXIowa78 min
Jul 20, 5:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Lafayette38 min
Jul 20, 6:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha, Walworth52 min
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk7 days
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk4 days
Jul 20, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXSauk9 days
Jul 20, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXRock3 days
Jul 20, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen13 days
Jul 20, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXLafayette4 days
Jul 20, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchMKXGreen, Rock4 days
Jul 20, 1:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more41 hr
Jul 20, 5:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMKXGreen, Rock8 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.